A California trip ruined before leaving ALB

My colleague Tim O’Brien has posted a link to one family’s account of its efforts to fly to California early on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 28. From their description, it sounds as though pretty much everything went wrong. They arrived an hour early, which is almost always enough time.

But on this day after a major Northeast blizzard, it wasn’t. They were checking baggage, which takes extra time. They were traveling with children and with older adults, which also no doubt added to the time they needed to clear security. The airport, by the way, advises passengers to allow 90 minutes. The family’s story is here.